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A new report from Public Sector Consultants projects Michigan will lose enough energy production for 1 million people in 2016.
According to Julie Metty Bennett, who helped author the report, Michigan is overly reliant on coal-fired power plants compared to other states.
Bennett says many of these coal plants in Michigan won't comply with new regulations from the EPA.
“Given the age of our coal plants, upgrading them to comply with the new EPA regulations is not economically viable. Because we are so reliant on these old coal plants, we are going to lose a significant amount of our energy supply, and it takes years to replace that capacity,” Julie says.
You can listen to our conversation with Bennett above.
